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Mokom Sholom Cemetery in Queens, NY and 3916 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303-4541 ni I ii~? ZichronNote The Journal of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society Volume XV, Number 1 February 1995 Dates in Bold type are meetings held or supported by the SFBA JGS This will be the only notice of Society meetings until the May ZichronNote Please transfer the dates to your calendar now, and plan to be with us. Wed Feb 8 East Bay Genealogical Society meeting.Using the Oakland Family Histov Lihrar?, 10:WAM The Mormon Center, 4780 Lincoln Avenue, Oakland. Call 510-532-5947 for info. Sun Feb 19 JGS of Sacramento Field Trip. Tour of the Marysville Pioneer Jewish Cemetery. 10:30 AM Tour starts from the home of Jane Paskowitz in Wheatland. Call Joan at 633-9557 Mon Feb 20 Regular Meeting. Palo Alto. Congregation Kol Emeth, 4175Manuela Avenue near 7:30 PM Foothill Blvd. and Arastradero Road, Palo Alto Fri Mar 10 C. G. S. Family History Fair. Following Paper Trails Across the Coainents Sat Mar 11 Fashion Center, 8th Street between Brannan & Townsend, San Francisco. (See Insert) We'll have a table at this annual genealogical fair. Sun Mar 19 Regular Meeting. San Francisco. Members Len Tranbman and Gail Todd 1:00 PM discuss how they created and published their new family history publications. (See p 3) Jewish Community Library, 14th Ave. at Balboa,San Francisco Mon Apr 17 JGS of Sacramento meeting. Preparation for Trip to Seminar and Research in 7:30PM Wa~hingronD.C. lris Bachman . Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento Mon Apr 24 Regular Meeting. PaloAlto. Mon May 14 JGS of Sacramento Meeting. 2.7 Way.sto Tracea Maiden Name, Glenda Lloyd 7:30PM Albert Einstein Residence Center, 1935 Wright St., Sacramento Sun May 21 Regular Meeting. San Francisco. Mon Jun 19 Regnlar Meeting. Palo Alto. June 25-29 Fourteenth Summer Seminar on Jewish Genealogy, Hotel Washington, Washington, DC. Details JGS of Greater Washington, P. 0. Box 412, Vienna, VA 22183-0412 'Sun Jul 23 Regular Meeting. San Francisco. Mon Aug 21 Regular Meeting. Palo Alto. Sun Sep 17 Regular Meeting. San Francisco. Mon Oct 23 Regular Meeting. Palo Alto. Sun Nov 19 Regular Meeting. San Francisco. Mon Dec 18 Regular Meeting. Palo Alto. ZichmnNote-Journal of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society ZichronNote Journal of the San Francisco Bay Area About This lssoe Jewish Genealogical Society This issue of ZichronNote features two major ZichronNote is published four times per year at the begin- items relating to Jewish cemeteries. On the positive ning of February, May, August, and November. Contribu- side, we reprint a progress report which appeared tion deadline is the 15th of the month preceding publica- several months ago by Arline Sachs, who is organiz- tion. The Editor reserves the right to edit all contributions. ing a monumental project to catalog and index Jew- ish burials throughout the world. Our Society started Familv Finder queries are free to Society members. to support this effort, and made initial submittals Non-members may place queries for $5.00 each limited to relating to the Bay Area, but we have had no volun- 25 words not including searcher's name, address and phone teer to replace Dan Peletz to focus our efforts. number. On the negative side, we reprint an appeal from Florence Marmor, who has discovered a plan to Corres~ondencerelating to items for publicaliou, and cover over a number of 19th Century Jewish graves requests for back issues should be addmsed to Bob Weiss, in the Mokom Sholom Cemetery in Queens, NY and 3916 Louis Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303-4541. to re-sell the plots. We reprint the list of burials in that cemetery to aid Florence locate relatives who Production Note: This issue of ZiclirorrNote has been might be able to preserve their relative's gravesite, uxnposed on an Apple@ MacintoshT" LC 111, and as an aid for readers to locate burial s~tesof rela- ClarisWorksTMV2.1v4software, and printed on an tives in New York. AppIeBStylewriter I1 printer. Contributions may be sub- A summary account is given of a recent meeting mitted on 3-112-inch floppy discs in either DOS or Mac- in Palo Alto on Hispanic Genealogy by two Hispa- intosh format. nic genealogists from San Jose. Both told of family traditions and ancestral names which would indicate Advertisins Display advertising will be accepted in that they are descendants of converroc (Spanish ZichronNote The initial rate for a 2-column inch (3-112 x Jews forceably converted in the 15th Century). 2 inch) insertion will be $lO.fK)per issue, quarter-page ad Another recent meeting dealt with Gaucher Disease, $20.00, half-page ad $35.00, full-page ad $60.00. Ads a genetic disease prevalent among Ashkenazic Jews. must be camera-ready, relatc to Jewish genealogy, and be Our November article on the beta-thalassemiaproject in good taste. was picked up by Gene Starn of the Orlando JGS and will be repeated in the Heritage Florida Jewish members hi^ in the SFBA JGS is open lo anyone inter- News. We received a warm thanks from Stanley esled in Jewish genealogy. Dues are $20.00 per calendar Diamond who credits the genealogical networks for year. The Society is "exempt" per section 501(c)(3) of the getting the word out about this important research. IRS code. Make check out to "SFBA JGS" and send to: He also informed us of the recent formation of the Shenill Laszlo, Treasurer, 34 Craig Ave., Piedmont, CA JGS of Montreal. 9461 1. We are reprint a useful article by Linda Cantor, President of the JGS of Long Island, orig~nally President: Bob Weiss ......................... 415-424-1622 printed in Llneuge, and reprinted in Michpuchu , on Vice President: Martha L. Wise .......... 415-5649927 how to obtain photographs of the early immigrant Secretary: Jerry Delson ...................... 415-493-0403 ships that brought our ancestors "across the pond". Treasurer: Sherrill Stern Laszlo ............ 510-655-6789 Our book reviews include an original review by Membership: Sita Likuski .................. 510-538-4249 Bob Weiss of the new edition of the classic Jewish Program: (open position) ................... 415.4241622 genealogy beginners reference From Gmerution to Librarian: Dana Kurtz .......................... 415-W1-6761 Gemrution by Arthur Kurzweil. E-Mail Address: [email protected] Our Genealogical Computing column gives instructions for computer tyros on how to establish Meetines Odd-numbered months- 3rd Sunday of service on JEWISHGEN. the Jewish genealogical each month, slarting at 1:00 PM at the Jewish Commun- bulletin board. ity Library, 601 14th Avenue (at Balboa), San Franciscc,. Member Irwin Keller sends us a translation of a brochure he picked up on a recent research trip in Even-numbered months- 3rd Monday Berlin detailing the holdings of the Berlin Jewish of each month starting at 730 PM at Congregation Kol Archives, and member Ruth Mayo sends us the Emeth, 4175 Manuela Avenue (near Arastradero & 1995 National Archive workshop schedule. Foothill), Palo Alto. Bob Weiss February 1995 Page 2 Volume XV, Number 1 ZichronNote-Journal of the San Francisco Bay Area Jewish Genealogical Society Additions to Our Library We have been actively acquiring reference and research materials for our library. Some of this material is purchased from your dues, but much of it is from member donations. An update to the Society's holdings appears below. Call our Librarian Dana Kurtz at 415-921-6761at least 48 hours prior to a Society meeting if you wish to use or borrow any reference. Title Author or Publisher Date Pam Publisher Beginner's Guide to Hispanic Genealogy, A Flores. N. &Ludwig. P. 1993 58pb Western Book/Journal Press Researcher's Guide to U.S. Census Availability Hamilton, Ann 8. 1992 165pb Heritage Books, Inc, Bowie, MD NYPL Book of How & Where to Look it Up Harris, Shewood, Ed. 1991 382hc Stonesong Press From Generation to Generation, Revised Edition Kurzweil. Arthur 1994 388 HarperCaliins, New York, NY Memoirs of Gluckel von Hameln, The Lowenthal translation 1977 295pb Schoken Books. New York Handy Book to English Genealogy. The Mellen, Rachael 1990 218pb Heritage Books, Bowie MD Newspaper Genealogical Column Directory Milner, A. C. 1992 1 12pb Heritage Books, Inc. Conversation with My Father. A Todd, Gail 1994 34pb GailTodd Oreckovsky Family, The: From Russia to America Traubman. Len 1994 315hc The Oreck Foundation, San Mateo. CA The last two books on the list have been gen- Welcome New Members erously donated by their authors to our library. We are very proud to announce that we ended last year with 180 members. We welcome our new The Oreckovskv Familv-From Russia to members with the hope that you become active in the Ainerica , published by the Oreck Foundation, Society. Benefits of belonging are enhanced when 1994, donated by the editor, and Society member, you attend meetings and participate in our varied Dr. Len Traubman activities. Please communicate your interests, desires, and complaints to your officers. Make this *A Conversarion with Mv Farher-An Oral His- YOUR Society. rory of Fred Gevxer , self-published by the author Gail Todd in i994 Ronald E. Arons Oakland Hubert E. Dubb Belmont Publishing Your Family History Lawrence & Haniet Fried Palo Alto March 1995 Meeting Annonncement Martin Gewing Dublin Our March meeting in San Francisco will feature Stanley H. Judd San Francisco Len Traubman and Gail Todd, who will display Bernard Kaufman, Jr. San Francisco their books and describe how they put them together William Keating Palo Alto and had them published. The scopes of their books Frieda Koppl San Francisco differ, as do publication techniques. This will be an Myra Ann Lappin Menlo Park excellent opportunity for members to see examples Lee F.
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